The relevance of the chapter on safety from the deception of Allah to the Book of Tawhid
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the relevance of this chapter to the Book of Tawhid? And what is its relevance to the chapter before it, which is what came regarding tawakkul (reliance upon Allah), the chapter of His saying, the Exalted:[Al-Ma'idah 5:23]
Answer:
Its relevance to the Book of Tawhid is that safety from the deception of Allah and despair from the mercy of Allah are among the things that diminish tawhid. The book deals with the things that contradict tawhid and diminish it, as well as its complements. This is what this book revolves around from beginning to end: the complements of tawhid, the things that diminish tawhid, and the things that contradict tawhid. This chapter contains one of the things that diminish tawhid. As for its relationship to the chapters before it, all the chapters before it are about the actions of the heart: love, fear, hope, and tawakkul. These are all actions of the heart and are types of worship. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the relevance of this chapter to the Book of Tawhid? And what is its relevance to the chapter before it, which is what came regarding tawakkul (reliance upon Allah), the chapter of His saying, the Exalted:
And upon Allah rely, if you should be believers."
وَعَلَى اللَّهِ فَتَوَكَّلُوا إِن كُنتُم مُّؤْمِنِينَAnswer:
Its relevance to the Book of Tawhid is that safety from the deception of Allah and despair from the mercy of Allah are among the things that diminish tawhid. The book deals with the things that contradict tawhid and diminish it, as well as its complements. This is what this book revolves around from beginning to end: the complements of tawhid, the things that diminish tawhid, and the things that contradict tawhid. This chapter contains one of the things that diminish tawhid. As for its relationship to the chapters before it, all the chapters before it are about the actions of the heart: love, fear, hope, and tawakkul. These are all actions of the heart and are types of worship. Yes.
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شرح قرة عيون الموحدين في تحقيق دعوة الأنبياء والمرسلين، باب قول الله - تعالى - : { أَفَأَمِنُوا مَكْرَ اللَّهِ فَلا يَأْمَنُ مَكْرَ اللَّهِ إِلا الْقَوْمُ الْخَاسِرُونَ } — islamhouse.com (55:21)
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